Review: Academy Awards telecast and host Billy Crystal lean heavily on nostalgia
Timewarp quality leads to a not-so-wonderful night for Oscar
- Critic's Rating C-
- Readers' Rating C
Academy Awards host Billy Crystal.
'Luck' - 'Episode 5': Trust no one
Paranoia strikes deep in the season's midpoint
John Ortiz as Turo Escalante in "Luck."
A review of tonight's "Luck" coming up just as soon as I confuse Judge Judy with Dr. Phil...
'The Walking Dead' - '18 Miles Out': Choose life?
Rick and Shane take a trip, and Lori and Andrea have a talk
Shane (Jon Bernthal) and Rick (Andrew Lincoln) in "The Walking Dead."
A review of tonight's "The Walking Dead" coming up just as soon as I eat birthday cake and listen to "The Lord of the Rings" book on tape...
Interview: 'Awake' producers Kyle Killen & Howard Gordon
Can they make the NBC drama about a cop living in two realities work long-term?
In "Awake," Jason Isaacs partners with Wilmer Valderama in one reality and Steve Harris in the other, but occasionally paths cross.
The Morning Round-Up: '30 Rock' & 'The Office'
Liz celebrates Leap Day, while Jim tries to escape a seduction
Rainn Wilson, Catherine Tate and Dave Koechner in "The Office."
Reviews of last night's "30 Rock" and "The Office" coming up just as soon as I write lyrics to the song the cantina band plays in "Star Wars"...
'Parks and Recreation' - 'Sweet Sixteen': Signs of overwork
Leslie struggles to balance her two jobs in the first disappointing episode in a long time
Nick Offerman in "Parks and Recreation."
A review of tonight's "Parks and Recreation" coming up just as soon as we talk minimum acceptable thread count for sheets...
Why I miss 'Community': Because we're about to return to the prime timeline
With the return date announced, it's time to celebrate!
Troy (Donald Glover) and the rest of the "Community" gang have reason to smile again.
We officially have only three of these Why I Miss "Community" posts still to go, now that NBC has announced that the show will be returning to its old timeslot on Thursday, March 15. Not sure what I'll do for the other two yet, but the choice this week seemed obvious, as it's both one of the most celebratory moments(*) in the entire series and one that marks a departure from the Darkest Timeline: the final scene of "Remedial Chaos Theory."
HitFix First Look: 'Parks and Recreation' presents the best and (mostly) worst of Jerry
The parks department's whipping boy keeps going and going and going
Jim O'Heir as Gary "Jerry" Gergich on "Parks and Recreation."
Outside of some of the kids from "The Wire," I can think of few characters in primetime in recent years who have suffered as consistently and profoundly as Jerry Gergich on "Parks and Recreation." For starters, "Jerry" isn't even really his name (it's Gary), but no one cared enough to learn it properly. Nothing he does is good enough for his co-workers, and no one quite appreciates his many awesome traits, including a healthy and loving marriage, a fine artistic talent, and, as the doctor in the clip below explains, a tremendous anatomical gift.
Tonight's episode celebrates Jerry's 16th birthday — sort of. As Leslie explains early in tonight's episode, "Sweet Sixteen," Jerry was born on Leap Day, so his birthday technically only falls every 4 years. (This also makes Jerry significantly older than actor Jim O'Heir, but he's a good sport about so much, so why not this?) So to celebrate this milestone birthday, NBC has put together another one of its "Parks and Rec" character highlight reels, which is exclusive to HitFix for the next few hours.
Enjoy the malapropisms, the stumbles, the pants splitting, and all the other misfortunes that befall poor Gary/Jerry over and over and over again, and my "Sweet Sixteen" review will be up at 9 Eastern.
The Morning Round-Up: 'The Middle,' 'Suburgatory,' 'Modern Family' & 'Happy Endings' reviews
A good night for ABC's Wednesday comedies
Allie Grant and Maestro Harrell on "Suburgatory."
Morning round-up time, and we're going to hit ABC's Wednesday comedy line-up in order, with quick reviews of "The Middle," "Suburgatory," "Modern Family" and "Happy Endings" all coming up just as soon as I start an organic lesbian catering venture...
'New Girl' - 'Bully': Hi, this is Nick, leaving a message
A very funny all-around episode
Lamorne Morris, Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield in "New Girl."
A review of last night's "New Girl" coming up just as soon as I look like a Gypsy courtesan...

